Chapter 141 Business practices of the Han Dynasty

The sandalwood bracelet on Yun Lang's wrist was already shiny and shiny. When he turned a little, a mysterious oil would flow.

This kind of light is generally called treasure light.

Therefore, if something wants to become a treasure, it is indispensable to have its own unique light.

For example, gold, pearls, gems, jade, diamonds, etc.

The luminous cup can emit a slight radiance at night, so it will soon become a new variety of treasures.

This cup is carved from Qilian Mountain jade, and is mostly dark green. The advantage is that it has a very constant quality and will not explode when it is high temperature, and will be safe when it is cold. Therefore, it is best to use it as a warm wine.

Since Huo Qubing defeated the Huns in Hexi, the Hexi road has been opened. The first person to use this passage is not the army, but the merchant.

It’s strange that jade is just a beautiful stone elsewhere. Because of the culture that has been passed down since ancient times and because of the Han ancestors’ excessive preference for jade, this thing has become a rare product with inflated value.

Also because these caravans brought a large amount of jade into the pass, a small pass not far from Yangguan has already had a new name, Yumen Pass!

Yangguan, a military fortress that is obviously much larger than Yumen Pass, can only be called Yangguan because it is located on the sunny side of Yumen Pass.

From this point of view, people seem to prefer commercial activities rather than military activities.

Groups of camelmen entered the Hexi Corridor from Yumen Pass with jade on their backs. They arrived in Guanzhong after a long journey with worthless jade in the Western Regions. The stones would bloom their true brilliance in the hands of Han craftsmen.

Jade is a thing that is very useful in Han Chinese.

The most important thing is of course to be used as ritual vessels. From emperors to ministers, jade stones need to be carved into jade bi, jade yu, jade jar and other ritual vessels, and placed on them when worshiping ancestors to show respect.

Therefore, jade has divine nature.

Because of divinity, it naturally appears precious. Because of its preciousness, its commercial value is reflected. Moreover, it is the first value that humans have produced since they understood the importance of "ritual". In ancient times, jade could be exchanged for precious food and women.

The most terrifying thing is that the Han people’s requirements for jade never ends. No matter how many Kunlun jades enter the Han Kingdom, they will be consumed completely and there will never be any extra time.

This is not in line with the laws of business. The first thought that the Han people had after getting jade and jade was to collect, not sell. Therefore, everyone who got jade and jade was actually the final takeover.

Liu Che's palace was filled with the most of the great men, the best jade and jade. He did not like bulky bronzes, nor did he liked rough pottery. As for lacquerware, he always felt that the thing tasted.

If Yun hadn't fired porcelain, his daily necessities would have been basically jade.

After the princes died, they would use gold-width jade clothes to cover their whole body, and they would not forget to stuff special jade into their mouths, nostrils, ears, and even anus to ensure that they are immortal for thousands of years.

This time, Yunlang's northern expedition was also responsible for getting some cheap jade for the royal ministers.

For example, the old and virtuous thief, who wanted to get an anal plug in his mouth and then used it later.

I don’t know what the body structure of this old thief looks like, so I need a hundred pieces of jade to make an anal plug in one breath...

Of course, Erkuan's original words were not like this. His original words said: "A gentleman is like jade, and he can't become a gentleman's jade. You might as well use jade to decorate the coffin used after death..."

The golden jade cloak is a thing that is wide and is not qualified to wear, but when he died, he only had family members around him. Who knows if he would wear it?

Anyway, it will be buried in the soil, and in the future, only tomb robbers will be able to see it.

The famous Changsha King Liu Yong was the most popular jade lover. His father, Liu Fa, King Ding of Changsha, died during the Yuanshuo period.

That is, the owner of the Changsha Royal Palace, which was often visited by Cao Xiang and others. When he died, all the illegal activities that took place in Changsha were written off by the emperor, and Changsha became a safe country again.

However, the consequences were still serious. They lost their right to rule over the kingdom and only had the power to enjoy part of the taxes. After Liu Che dealt with his younger brother Liu Fa, the county magistrate-level officials in Changsha were appointed by the court.

A wealthy marquis country, his king had nothing to do except to be extravagant and extremely lustful. So the bored Liu Yong fell in love with jade and tombs.

He built fifty-three doubt tombs for his father Liu Fa, which was regarded as inheriting the family style of loyalty and filial piety.

But he used more jade artifacts, and I don’t know what method Liu Yong used to get in touch with Cao Xiang. This time, Cao Xiang wanted to get him fifty carts of jade!

This was obviously a promise given after getting drunk... but Cao Xiang insisted on fulfilling this promise. I don’t know why. Just looking at Cao Xiang’s sincere words in his letter, Yun Lang had to grit his teeth and admit it.

As for the various strange requests of the important officials in the court, there are countless. Gillian, Wei, and Changping also have requirements, and there are many.

After preparing for them, the emperor's share can only be more or less. After all, it was a lot of different things, and even Yunlang could not explain it if he had less than a thousand cars.

Thinking of this, Yun Lang wanted to pull his hair naked. God knows what the purpose of those people want so many jade plugs!!

The "Jade Law" was issued under this background... As long as the jade caravan passing by Hexi is passed by, 30% of the jade must be paid to the government as the entry fee.

This trade road is so prosperous that in half a month, Ganzhou Chengchengguan received a large amount of jade.

The house was filled with uncarved jade, and the appearance looked inconspicuous, not much different from a pile of pebbles.

But that's it. Sima Qian and Dongfang Shuo were lying on the pile of stones, looking at each stone carefully.

At this time, the two noble literati disappeared. Their sleeves were heavy, and God knew how many jade they had in them.

After pretending, he still had the face to stand opposite Yun Lang and said with a deep pain: "June, taking such a clever trick will ruin my face in the Han Dynasty!"

Yun Lang pretended not to see the two men's jade sleeves, picked up the teapot and drank a tea ceremony: "Do you think these Hu people can easily exchange various productions from our Han Kingdom with these stones. Do you think it's reasonable?

Gold pearls and jade beads cannot be eaten when hungry or thirsty, but they can exchange our silk, lacquerware, gold and iron, tea, paper, and pens. If I had not limited the number of jades entering Guanzhong, God would know how long it would take to eat for us!

Sima Qian might think that his sleeves were heavy, so he put his heavy sleeves on the table with a clang and said to Yun Lang: "It is useless to do this, and it will only make the price of jade in Guanzhong soar, and the Han Dynasty will suffer even more!"

Yun Lang sighed, picked up a piece of jade that leaked from Sima Qian's sleeve from the table and said, "White jade with mutton fat..."

Sima Qian snatched the jade from Yun Lang's hand and continued to ask: "Tell me quickly, your "Jade Law" is unreasonable."

"Can you put away the white jade in your sleeves first and then force me to ask me in Zhang Tang's tone?"

Sima Qian smiled and said, "I'm getting my salary."

"I remember that when you left Chang'an, Your Majesty paid you one year at a time.

Or double!”

Dongfang Shuo played with a crystal clear and fart jade seed material and said, "This is the Huan Bag!"

Yun Lang said helplessly: "People who can afford jade don't care about spending more money. Since it is a luxury, then set the price high to completely isolate the ordinary people from this thing.

Moreover, I think this thing must be regulated, otherwise we will really absorb our blood from our great Han Kingdom.

To be honest, only things that can be produced on the territory of the Han Dynasty are truly good things, such as this thing!”

As Yun Lang spoke, he picked up a piece of Qilian Yudun from under the table and went on the table.

Just after seeing countless top-quality white jade Dongfang Shuo, Sima Qian and the others looked at the green jade in front of them, and then curled their lips and said, "Stone?"

Yun Lang smiled without saying a word, then took out a few round jade cups from under the table and said, "Grape wine luminous cups, and you want to drink the pipa immediately. Don't laugh at me when you lie drunk on the battlefield. How many people have returned from wars in ancient times!"

"Nee..." Sima Qian and Dongfang Shuo took a deep breath. With their talent and knowledge, it was easy to distinguish the meaning of the four sentences just now.

"Sentences are good sentences, but this thing is still a stone!"

This sentence proves that the two of them have not only literary vision, but also commercial vision.

Yun Lang had no choice but to take off a string of yellow rosewood beads from his wrist and put them in front of them, saying, "This thing is more expensive than gold now!"

Sima Qian looked at the beads, then looked at the luminous cup, then put the white jade in his sleeves into it, twisted the few beards under his jaw and said, "You want to make a treasure again?"

Yun Lang nodded and said, "Any good foreign thing needs to be found in China as soon as possible. If it is a seed, we will try planting it. If it is a craftsman, we will imitate it. If it is an irreplaceable thing, we must slander it and make it completely worthless.
Chapter completed!